Re: Music Lounge Board Member of the Week?

I listened to The Horse Flies album... For the most part it's not really my thing, it all felt pretty cut and dry and the songs didn't really grab me. None of it bothered me, except the really corny production and reverb on the strings. The exception being "Human Fly" and "I Live Where It's Gray." Those two tracks made the listen entirely worth it. The former had a ton of energy, and I was really hoping it would carry through the rest of the album. The latter seemed to come out of leftfield, but it also took the interesting elements of the other songs and fit them into a fairly coherent artistic statement. For all the flatness of the other songs, this one seemed to best capture what the band was trying to accomplish. I would never have listened to this otherwise, so thanks for the tip.

Re: Music Lounge Board Member of the Week?

Originally Posted by kreutz2112

Bryan, was that SOAD show in Vegas the one where The Mars Volta were suppoosed to be the opener, but then they had to cancel their tour? If it was, I almost went to that, but didn't because TMV pulled out.

Also, who is in your fantasy band?

God damn, I'm not sure but that'd make sense. They were big enough that they could have had a decent opener. Instead, Mindless Self Indulgence and Sludge.

Re: Music Lounge Board Member of the Week?

Originally Posted by wmgaretjax

I listened to The Horse Flies album... For the most part it's not really my thing, it all felt pretty cut and dry and the songs didn't really grab me. None of it bothered me, except the really corny production and reverb on the strings. The exception being "Human Fly" and "I Live Where It's Gray." Those two tracks made the listen entirely worth it. The former had a ton of energy, and I was really hoping it would carry through the rest of the album. The latter seemed to come out of leftfield, but it also took the interesting elements of the other songs and fit them into a fairly coherent artistic statement. For all the flatness of the other songs, this one seemed to best capture what the band was trying to accomplish. I would never have listened to this otherwise, so thanks for the tip.

I tend to agree with you here. Those two songs are definitely the standouts, although I like the other ones as well.

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My two cents on Horse Flies:

The first two tracks were not my bag of tea. I have no idea what innovative electronic gimmetry went into the production but it comes off sounding like putting beautiful instruments all up in a synthesizer which makes me cringe.

Jenny on the Railroad was more my speed, can't fix a fiddle. Good stuff.

The blues song is pretty natural. When is this album from? Guy sounds like Neil Young. A little bit too sparse for me.

I want to imagine the drums on Who Throwed Lye on My Dog are live drums, but I suspect they aren't. This song has cool loops. I kindof like the disintegration of a fiddle lick into a techno beat. Kindof.

Again with I think It's Gray - Is that a woodflute or a synthesizer? The loops on this are awesome too. I like this one. I like the humour and intense techno banjo.

Link of chain - Blueman's daughter - some nice traditional bluegrass. Is Blueman's daughter a different singer? I like his voice better than the Neil Young guy.

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wow. just when you thought this forum couldn't get any more depressing and desperate, BOOM!!!....this thread.

some of you really need a hobby.

Lick an orange, it tastes like an orange. Lick a pineapple, it tastes like a pineapple. Go ahead, try it. Try some more. The strawberries taste like strawberries. The snozzberries taste like snozzberries! We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams. Come along, come along.

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playing music is a hobby.

giving your worthless opinion on art is not. try again.

Lick an orange, it tastes like an orange. Lick a pineapple, it tastes like a pineapple. Go ahead, try it. Try some more. The strawberries taste like strawberries. The snozzberries taste like snozzberries! We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams. Come along, come along.

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me trying to help some of you better your lives should not be met with such knee jerk negativity. this is the type of behavior that has put you in the dark situation you are in now. think about it. correct it. make a difference.

Lick an orange, it tastes like an orange. Lick a pineapple, it tastes like a pineapple. Go ahead, try it. Try some more. The strawberries taste like strawberries. The snozzberries taste like snozzberries! We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams. Come along, come along.

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Alright guys. I'm helping my mom in her classroom right now, so I've not been able to post, but I'm currently weighing my options for a few albums. I'm glad some of you enjoyed the Horseflies, and the next one should be even more enjoyable. I'll try to get it up in a few hours.

ShyGuy, I just plain don't understand why you come on here. You seem to not enjoy discussing music, so why? Constantly pestering people and interrupting conversation is not a hobby, no matter how much you'd like to think it is.

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i don't understand it either, bmack.

i also don't understand how none of the modern day schonberg’s on this forum don't have jobs writing for major music outlets. one would think that such qualified, spot on, broken down opinions should be shared with the masses instead of wasting away on this forum for the same 6 people to stroke each off with.

oh, the mysteries of life....

Lick an orange, it tastes like an orange. Lick a pineapple, it tastes like a pineapple. Go ahead, try it. Try some more. The strawberries taste like strawberries. The snozzberries taste like snozzberries! We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams. Come along, come along.

Re: Music Lounge Board Member of the Week?

Lick an orange, it tastes like an orange. Lick a pineapple, it tastes like a pineapple. Go ahead, try it. Try some more. The strawberries taste like strawberries. The snozzberries taste like snozzberries! We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams. Come along, come along.